In the movie Dave, the Presidential impostor is at an automobile factory and is controlling robotic arms. He spreads them really wide and says something about a really big fish. If he were referring to the Internal Revenue Code he might have needed much longer arms. Here’s a list of the 17 books (available at the GPO) needed to get a current set of your own.

Let’s look at some statistics.

  • Total volumes: 17 (16 and 17 below are the same).
  • Pages: 12,154 (excluding the 2 pages from title 16 below).
  • Total cost: $846 (not including shipping).

  1. Code of Federal Regulations, Title 26, Internal Revenue, Pt. 1 (Sections 1.0-1.60), Revised as of April 1, 2006
    Description: Item 572-B.
    Year/pages: 2006: 628 p.
    Price: $49.00

  2. Code of Federal Regulations, Title 26, Internal Revenue, Pt. 1 (Sections 1.61-1.169), Revised as of April 1, 2006
    Description: Item 572-B.
    Year/pages: 2006: 1203 p.
    Price: $63.00

  3. Code of Federal Regulations, Title 26, Internal Revenue, Pt. 1 (Sections 1.301-1.400), Revised as of April 1, 2006
    Description: Item 572-B.
    Year/pages: 2006: 617 p.
    Price: $47.00

  4. Code of Federal Regulations, Title 26, Internal Revenue, Pt. 1 (Sections 1.401-440), Revised as of April 1, 2006
    Description: Item 572-B.
    Year/pages: 2006: 1060 p.
    Price: $56.00

  5. Code of Federal Regulations, Title 26, Internal Revenue, Pt. 1 (Sections 1.441-1.500), Revised as of April 1, 2006
    Description: Item 572-B.
    Year/pages: 2006: 758 p.
    Price: $58.00

  6. Code of Federal Regulations, Title 26, Internal Revenue, Pt. 1 (Sections 1.501-1.640), Revised as of April 1, 2006
    Description: Item 572-B.
    Year/pages: 2006: 613 p.
    Price: $49.00

  7. Code of Federal Regulations, Title 26, Internal Revenue, Pt. 1 (Sections 1.641-1.850), Revised as of April 1, 2006
    Description: Item 572-B.
    Year/pages: 2006: 891 p.
    Price: $61.00

  8. Code of Federal Regulations, Title 26, Internal Revenue, Pt. 1 (Sections 1.851-1.907), Revised as of April 1, 2006
    Description: Item 572-B.
    Year/pages: 2006: 877 p.
    Price: $61.00

  9. Code of Federal Regulations, Title 26, Internal Revenue, Pt. 1 (Sections 1.1001-1.1400), Revised as of April 1, 2006
    Description: Item 572-B.
    Year/pages: 2006: 901 p.
    Price: $61.00

  10. Code of Federal Regulations, Title 26, Internal Revenue, Pt. 1 (Sections 1.1401-1.1550), Revised as of April 1, 2006
    Description: Item 572-B.
    Year/pages: 2006: 760 p.
    Price: $58.00

  11. Code of Federal Regulations, Title 26, Internal Revenue, Pt. 1 (Sections 1.1551-End), Revised as of April 1, 2006
    Description: Item 572-B.
    Year/pages: 2006: 696 p.
    Price: $50.00

  12. Code of Federal Regulations, Title 26, Internal Revenue, Pt. 2-29, Revised as of April 1, 2006
    Description: Item 572-B.
    Year/pages: 2006: 798 p.
    Price: $60.00

  13. Code of Federal Regulations, Title 26, Internal Revenue, Pt. 30-39, Revised as of April 1, 2006
    Description: Item 572-B.
    Year/pages: 2006: 530 p.
    Price: $41.00

  14. Code of Federal Regulations, Title 26, Internal Revenue, Pt. 50-299, Revised as of April 1, 2006
    Description: Item 572-B.
    Year/pages: 2006: 534 p.
    Price: $42.00

  15. Code of Federal Regulations, Title 26, Internal Revenue, Pt. 300-499, Revised as of April 1, 2006
    Description: Item 572-B.
    Year/pages: 2006: 863 p.
    Price: $61.00

  16. Code of Federal Regulations, Title 26, Internal Revenue, Pt. 500-599, Revised as of April 1, 2006 (Cover Only)
    Description: Item 572-B. Once again this year, the regulations in these parts were not amended. The CFR volume from 2000 still contains the current regulations for CFR Title 26, Pt. 500-599. No amendments to this volume were promulgated during the period April 1, 2000, through March 31, 2006. The CFR volume issued as of April 1, 2000, S/N 869-042-00094-3, should be retained or ordered if needed.
    Year/pages: 2006: 2 p.
    Price: Not available

  17. Code of Federal Regulations, Title 26, Internal Revenue, Pt. 500-599, Revised as of April 1, 2000
    Description: Item 572-B.
    Year/pages: 2000: 215 p.
    Price: $12.00

  18. Code of Federal Regulations, Title 26, Internal Revenue, Pt. 600-End, Revised as of April 1, 2006
    Description: Item 572-B.
    Year/pages: 2006: 210 p.
    Price: $17.00

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